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DOL Clarifies ERISA Treatment of Trump Accounts: What Employers Need to Know

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OverviewThe Department of Labor (DOL) issued Technical Release 2026‑02 on June 17, 2026, providing critical clarity for employers evaluating whether to offer contributions to “Trump Accounts” under IRC sections 530A and 128; contributions to Trump accounts could be made as of July 4, 2026. The guidance addresses a key open question flagged in our earlier post regarding whether these arrangements would trigger Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) plan status, which would implicate technical rules…

SEC Proposes Scaled Back Executive Compensation Disclosure for Most Public Companies 

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On May 19, 2026, the SEC issued Release No. 33‑11419, proposing a fundamental shift in the public company reporting framework. While the focus of the Release is on capital markets access and filer status simplification, the proposal’s disclosure accommodations would significantly reduce executive compensation disclosure requirements for many U.S. public companies. If adopted, scaled executive compensation disclosure requirements would apply to all non‑accelerated filers—an expanded category that would include approximately 80% of current public companies. All…

Keys to Tax Compliance When a U.S. Nonresident Director Joins a U.S. Board

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U.S. companies are increasingly electing or appointing non-U.S. tax residents to serve on their boards of directors. When doing so, it is important to understand the U.S. and foreign tax obligations and issues that can arise. Compensation paid to a director who is not a U.S. tax resident is subject to U.S. federal withholding and specialized tax reporting requirements that differ from those applicable to U.S. tax resident directors. Additional complexities may arise in determining the portion…

IRS Issues 2025 Transition Relief and Hints at Future Tips and Overtime Information Reporting Obligations

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The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), enacted July 4, 2025, creates new tax deductions for tax years 2025 through 2028 for recipients of qualified tips and qualified overtime compensation. The OBBBA amendments to the Code generally impose information reporting requirements, such as on Form W-2 or Form 1099, on the payors of qualified tips and overtime in order for the recipients of such compensation to be eligible to take the deductions. However, for tax year…

ISS’s Benchmark Policy Changes for 2026 will Impact Equity Plan Proposals

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As we approach the 2026 proxy season, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has announced a variety of compensation-related updates to its 2026 benchmark proxy voting policies. Among the most notable changes are revisions to the Equity Plan Scorecard (EPSC) used by ISS to evaluate issuer proposals for shareholder approval of equity incentive plans. Under the policy updates, the EPSC will add a new scoring factor addressing individual award limits for non-employee directors and will penalize equity…

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Introduces New Excise Tax on Remittance Transfers

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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted as Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025, introduces new section 4475,i which imposes a 1% excise tax on remittance transfers made after December 31, 2025. The provision was initially touted as one that “Makes America Win Again,” because it would affect only certain immigrants. As enacted, however, the excise tax applies equally to all individual taxpayers, whether US citizen, resident, or immigrant. It is unclear just how…

The Real Life of a CEO: Modern Day Issues Regarding Security, Accessibility and Travel Expectations

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For the first time in nearly twenty years, the SEC is considering on a holistic basis whether the current executive compensation disclosure rules serve their core function of efficiently providing investors with material information on which to make voting and investment decisions.  On June 26, 2025, the SEC hosted a roundtable on executive compensation disclosure featuring various stakeholders, including advisors, investors, and directors, and their discussion touched on a wide range of topics.  In advance…

No Tax on Tips or Overtime in the OBBBA: What Employers Need to Know

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On July 4, President Trump signed the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ into law, including provisions reducing federal income tax on qualified tips and overtime compensation. For employers, the new law raises a host of practical questions: In this video chat, our Employment & Compensation and Tax partners unpack this significant development in federal tax policy. Tune in to discover what these changes may mean for your operations, and for practical tips to navigate the new law.…

Senate Passes No Tax on Tips and Overtime Provisions

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Overview We reported in May on the provisions in the House’s One Big Beautiful Bill addressing two of President Trump’s campaign promises – no taxation of tips and overtime.  The Senate has now passed its version of the One Big Beautiful Bill, which includes its version of these provisions in sections 70201 and 70202.  See our prior blog post here for a detailed discussion of the House provisions.  While the basic structure of the provisions…

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